The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Burn-out machine shop in Dili, East Timor.
Rick Amor was selected as an Official War Artist to record all aspects of the Australia's involvement in the INTERFET peacekeeping operations in East Timor (Timor-Leste). Arriving in Dili on 11 November 1999 - Remembrance Day, Amor was confronted by the destruction of war. He stated, "I was shocked by the destruction, its just everywhere. I couldn't believe how thorough [the militias and Indonesian forces] had been. It was profoundly depressing."
Depicts the remains of a burnt-out shop in Dili, East Timor. In front of the shop a figure walks by, pushing a small cart. Rick Amor was appointed official artist, East Timor, in 1999 and spent time w
Depicts an Australian soldier sitting in a sandbag position with the Minimi (Light Support Weapon) at the ready at Komoro Airport, Dili, East Timor. This work reveals much about the mundane, everyday
Private Cameron Simpson inspecting a burnt-out building with graffiti on the wall, Dili, East Timor. Simpson was a body guard for Rick Amor. The work is a study for the painting 'Urban destruction' (A
Depicts a burnt-out building in Dili, East Timor. Rick Amor was appointed official artist, East Timor, in 1999 and spent time with the Australian led International Force there (INTERFET) .
Figure of an Australian soldier, seen from behind, sitting in an army tent at Heliport, the helicopter airfield, Dili, East Timor. 'The heliport is on the site of Dili's old airport, used by the Japan
Depicts a number of destroyed buildings in Dili, East Timor, as well as a destroyed landscape and trees in the background. Rick Amor was appointed official artist, East Timor, in 1999 and spent time w
